The white sandy beaches of Krabi’s beautiful Maya Bay may be opened to tourists next year, though a panel of experts will first be consulted about the suitability of the plan.

Cabinet grants jet fuel tax reduction

At 93 years, Chungyung Bekaku did not think she would ever get her Thai citizenship after living all her life in the hills of northern Thailand. She lives among other ethnic hilltribe people who are largely regarded as stateless by the government.

An Emirates Airlines aircraft not carrying any passengers yesterday (Nov 2) became the first inbound international flight to land in Phuket since the COVID-19 lockdown began seven months ago.

Thailand’s tourism industry is sadly at the short end of the stick as policies gyrate over the reopening of the country to international travellers, yet no single province has more to lose than the resort island of Phuket.

Phuket International Airport is ready to welcome foreigners arriving with the Special Tourist Visa (STV).

Heavy rain overnight has flooded parts of the Wang Nam Khiao district in southern Nakhon Ratchasima caused by run-off from the mountainous areas of the Thap Lan National Park.

Today Manit takes you to Thailand’s second-largest island Koh Samui and then on to the stunning Ang Thong National Marine Park off the coast of Surat Thani in the Gulf of Thailand

Aloft Bangkok – Sukhumvit 11 managed by Marriott International today announces the participation in the country’s Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ) program in Bangkok in partnership with Bangpakok 9 International Hospital.

Immigration offices will be open to accept and process visa renewal requests on Saturday, the last day of the visa amnesty.

Cabinet ministers will travel to Koh Samui and Phuket early next week, a visit designed to boost confidence in the islands' readiness for reopening to tourists.

The cabinet on Wednesday approved in principle a guideline to reopen the country for foreign tourists and crews of foreign yachts under a special tourist visa (STV) scheme.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has hailed the development of the Thai-Sino high-speed rail project as key to strengthening the country's competitiveness.

The area around where a large section of a karst in Phang Nga Bay collapsed, sending some 30,000 tonnes of rock onto a popular coral reef below, will remain sealed off for safety for at least two years.

The Tokyu department store in Bangkok will shut its doors in January, forced to close by rising competition and the loss of tourism, Nikkei financial news reported on Wednesday.